The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo facts for kids
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| Genre | Children's Mystery |
| Created by | Alan Goodman |
| Starring | Irene Ng Pat Morita Adam Busch Preslaysa Edwards Steve Purnick Jeremy Lakemacher Ellen David Eleanor Noble Noah Klar |
| Composer(s) | Bill Johnson |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 41 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Alan Goodman (seasons 1–3) Micheline Charest (season 4) Ronald A. Weinberg (season 4) |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Out of My Mind Productions Nickelodeon Productions CINAR Coroporation (Season 4) |
| Distributor | MTV Networks |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | March 16, 1996 – December 20, 1998 |
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo is an exciting TV show for kids that aired on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 1998. It's a mystery series where a smart teenager named Shelby Woo solves all sorts of puzzles and crimes. The show was made in both Canada and the United States. There are 41 episodes in total, and each one is about 30 minutes long. The first three seasons were filmed in Orlando, Florida, at Universal Studios, while the fourth season was filmed in Montreal, Canada.
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Meet the Characters
Shelby's Friends and Family
- Shelby Woo (Irene Ng): Shelby is the main character of the show. She's a super smart and determined teenager who loves to solve mysteries. In the first three seasons, she lives in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Later, she moves to Boston to live with her grandfather.
- Michael "Mike" Woo (Pat Morita): Mike is Shelby's kind and caring grandfather. He used to be a detective, and he looks after Shelby. He often worries about Shelby getting involved in dangerous cases, but he always supports her.
- Cindy Ornette (Preslaysa Edwards): Cindy is Shelby's cheerful best friend in Cocoa Beach. She enjoys helping Shelby with her cases and is close to her cousin, Wayne.
- Noah Allen (Adam Busch): Noah is Shelby's other best friend in Cocoa Beach. He's not as keen on solving mysteries as Shelby and Cindy, but he's always there for his friends. Noah dreams of becoming an actor.
- Angela "Angie" Burns (Eleanor Noble): When Shelby moves to Boston, Angie becomes her new best friend. Angie is very good at science and often uses her knowledge to help Shelby solve cases.
- Vincent "Vince" Rosania (Noah Klar): Vince is Shelby's other new best friend in Boston. He was first a suspect in one of Shelby's early cases in Boston, but he soon becomes a trusted friend and even Shelby's love interest.
Other Important People
- Detective Whit Hineline (Steve Purnick): Detective Hineline works for the Cocoa Beach Police Department. He's a bit sarcastic and doesn't always like Shelby getting involved in his investigations, but he does care about her safety.
- Detective Sharon Delancey (Ellen David): Detective Delancey works for the Boston Police Department and becomes Shelby's new boss. She's more open to Shelby's help than Detective Hineline was, even if she's not always thrilled about it.
- Detective Muldoon (Angelo Tsarouchas): Detective Muldoon is a friendly detective who sometimes helps Shelby when Detective Delancey isn't around.
- Will (Joshua Harto): Will works at CJ's burger joint, a place where Shelby and her friends hang out in Cocoa Beach. He's known for clumsy mistakes.
- Christie Sayers (Jennifer Finnigan): Christie is Shelby's rival in Season 4. She always tries to solve cases before Shelby but never quite succeeds.
Episode Guide
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| 1 | 6 | March 16, 1996 | April 21, 1996 | |
| 2 | 7 | January 4, 1997 | February 22, 1997 | |
| 3 | 8 | September 28, 1997 | August 27, 1998 | |
| 4 | 20 | September 6, 1998 | October 25, 1998 | |
What Kind of Mysteries Does Shelby Solve?
Shelby Woo is always busy solving different kinds of mysteries. She helps clear innocent people's names, finds missing items, and uncovers secrets.
- Missing Items: Shelby often helps find things that have gone missing, like a valuable gold coin, a popular dolphin, or even a rock from the moon!
- Unusual Crimes: She investigates strange events, such as a surf champ being poisoned, animals disappearing after a fire, or someone putting itching powder in basketball uniforms.
- Framed Friends: Sometimes, Shelby has to prove that her friends or even detectives are innocent when they are wrongly accused of something.
- Strange Happenings: Shelby also looks into odd situations, like accidents happening during a play, students getting sick from school food, or a house that seems to be haunted.
- Big Cases: She even gets involved in bigger cases, like finding a missing astronaut, solving a mystery involving a famous Paul Revere bowl, or figuring out why a page is missing from most yearbooks.
No matter how big or small the mystery, Shelby and her friends use their smarts and teamwork to figure out what happened!
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